azelea help

what kind of azaleas are these?

 

It is a Rhododendron. Difficult to say which one. It may be R. ponticum. There are also many named, large purple flowered Rhododendrons, but only a real Rhodo expert could tell you which one it might be.

 

It is a Rhododendron. Difficult to say which one. It may be R. ponticum. There are also many named, large purple flowered Rhododendrons, but only a real Rhodo expert could tell you which one it might be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron_ponticum

In the U.K. Rhodo ponticum is concidered a problem. It is fast growing, spreading and suckering, and kills all native wild flowers, with the dense shade it casts. Named cultivars such as R. Purple splendour, are not a problem

 

In the situation, perhaps more likely Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum), which is native in Ohio.

 

Is it in the wild or in a garden?

 

One on the left looks like the common hybrid rhododendron called 'P.J.M.'.